Question

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast(自吹自擂).

“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in town!”

George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.

Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.

Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival(競爭對(duì)手). Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel(包裹) arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.

“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”

1.George and Richard were ________ at school.

A．roommates

B．good friends

C．competitors

D．booksellers

2. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A．He envied Richard’s marriage.

B．He thought of Richard from time to time.

C．He felt lucky with no rival in town.

D．He was guilty(內(nèi)疚) of Richard’s death.

3. George got information about Richard from ________.

A．a(chǎn) dictionary collector in Australia	B．the latter’s rivals Dylans
C．a(chǎn) rare first edition of a dictionary	D．the wrapping paper of a book

4.What happened to George and Richard in the end?

A．Both George and Richard became millionaires.

B．Both of them realized their original ambitions.

C．George established a successful business while Richard was missing.

D．Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

【解析】

試題分析:

1.考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一自然段可知，George和Richard在學(xué)校是一對(duì)不健康的競爭者。A項(xiàng)的roommates意思為“室友”，文章沒提到，故排除A項(xiàng)；B項(xiàng)good friends意思為“好朋友”，與文章的意思正好相反，故B項(xiàng)排除；D項(xiàng)booksellers意思為“書籍出版商”，這是他們畢業(yè)之后才開始的職業(yè)，故D項(xiàng)排除；故C項(xiàng)正確。

2.考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的第六自然段可知，在Richard度蜜月的時(shí)候失蹤之后，George書店的生意更好了，但是有些時(shí)候他坐在下載的，古老的廚房并凝視著臟臟的窗戶的時(shí)候，想起了他以前的競爭對(duì)手，難道他想他了？這表明George是不是的回想起他的競爭對(duì)手。A項(xiàng)文章沒有提到；C項(xiàng)與文章所陳述的事實(shí)相反；D項(xiàng)文章只是說Richard失蹤，而沒說他死了；故A、C、D可以排除。故B項(xiàng)正確。

3.考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二自然段But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.可知George了包裹字典的報(bào)紙上的一個(gè)照片才知道了Richard沒有死。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)與本題無關(guān)，故可排除。故D項(xiàng)正確。

4.考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二和第三自然段可知，George說他將是城鎮(zhèn)里最好的律師，Richard說他將成為科爾福德第一個(gè)百萬富翁；根據(jù)文章最后自然段可知，Richard實(shí)現(xiàn)了他的理想，而George依然經(jīng)營他的書店，而不是當(dāng)一名律師。A項(xiàng)意思為“他們兩個(gè)人都變成百萬富翁”，故排除；B項(xiàng)“他們兩個(gè)人都實(shí)現(xiàn)了但是雄性和抱負(fù)”，故排除；C項(xiàng)“George建立了一個(gè)成功的生意而Richard失蹤了”，與文章事實(shí)不相符；故D項(xiàng)正確。

考點(diǎn)：本篇為記敘文。

點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章主要講述的是喬治和瑞查得是互相自吹自擂的朋友，喬治說他會(huì)成為鎮(zhèn)子里最好的律師，而瑞查得說他將成為這里的第一個(gè)百萬富翁，但是最后瑞查得實(shí)現(xiàn)了他的諾言，而喬治沒有成為律師。